Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
An incredibly dense and dark red hue in the glass given the wine has reached it's 21st birthday. A nicely mature nose that shows primary blackberry with graphite and attractive...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A wine that is quite mature 10 years from vintage, the nose gives both ripe fruit but also a meaty, earthy aspect that are at slight odds to one another....
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
96
Wantirna Estate has quietly built a reputation over many years that should rival the likes of Rockford, Noon and Wendouree when it comes to boutique wineries doing something special. The...
Cabernet Blend
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
95
A deep red in the glass, grainy olive, blackcurrant, savoury wood inputs, backed by sweet cassis on the nose. The palate is texture personified, olive meets liquorice...
Cabernet Sauvignon
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
I was fortunate enough to taste the 2012 Old Vine Cabernet 6 months ago, it was amongst the best Victorian Cabernet's i have tried. It was to my great excitement...
Other Red
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
89
A deep yet glossy dark red hue in the glass, attractive nose of cassis and deeper plum fruits; cedary oak is in the background and plays a subtle part. ...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
93
A deceptively dark red in the glass for a Pinot, the nose is a mature and enjoyable combination of forrest floor and dark cherry amongst flashes of spicy oak. ...
Pinot Noir
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
91
A youthful but deep red for a pinot, the nose is a savoury expression of forrest floor, background baking spices and dark cherry. Medium bodied with a...
Shiraz
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
88
A deep red with youthful hues towards the rim, the nose has vibrant plum against more savoury oak undertones. The wine is medium bodied and steeped in...
Chardonnay
PE
Patrick Eckel
December 07, 2024
Wine Rating
90
The slightest bronze hue to an otherwise straw yellow in the glass, a fine effervescent bead emirates from the bottom of the glass. This is a good sparkling that is...